- In physics,
refraction is the
redirection of a wave as it p****es from one
medium to another. The
redirection can be
caused by the wave's
change in speed...
- des Brechungsverhältnisses is
index of
refraction Brewster,
David (1815). "On the
structure of
doubly refracting crystals".
Philosophical Magazine. 45...
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Although large refracting telescopes were very po****r in the
second half of the 19th century, for most
research purposes, the
refracting telescope has...
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Subjective Refraction is a
technique to
determine the
combination of
lenses that will
provide the best
corrected visual acuity (BCVA). It is a clinical...
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modern telescopy in the 19th and
early 20th century.
Great refractors were
large refracting telescopes using achromatic lenses (as
opposed to the mirrors...
- This
refraction is due to the
velocity of
light through air
decreasing (the
refractive index increases) with
increased density.
Atmospheric refraction near...
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Refraction, in acoustics,
comparable to the
refraction of
electromagnetic radiation, is the
bending of
sound propagation trajectories (rays) in inhomogeneous...
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Negative refraction is the
electromagnetic phenomenon where light rays
become refracted at an
interface that is
opposite to
their more
commonly observed...
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Molar refractivity, A{\displaystyle A}, is a
measure of the
total polarizability of a mole of a
substance and is
dependent on the temperature, the index...
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typically have
blurry vision when
viewing distant objects because the eye is
refracting more than necessary.
Myopia can be
corrected with a
concave lens, which...
